Daniel Seth Dworkin (born May 23, 1972) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He and writing partner, Jay Beattie, are best known for co-creating Matador alongside Roberto Orci for Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network in 2014. The series starred Gabriel Luna, Alfred Molina, Nicky Whelan, Neil Hopkins, and Elizabeth Peña. Together, Dan and Jay also developed MTV's Scream, a television reboot of the popular horror film franchise, which premiered on June 30, 2015.